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title: "CleanShot X vs ScreenPal: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or ScreenPal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screenshot and screencast tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# CleanShot X vs ScreenPal: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or ScreenPal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screenshot and screencast tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: CleanShot X and ScreenPal
- **Competitive set**: Screenshot and screencast tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CleanShot X Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **ScreenPal Share of Search**: 23.1%

## Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or ScreenPal?

- In August 2026, ScreenPal had more branded searches than CleanShot X among screenshot and screencast tools worldwide. ScreenPal was estimated to have 91.5K branded searches compared to CleanShot X’s 14.8K, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus CleanShot X’s 3.7%.
- ScreenPal was ahead of CleanShot X in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CleanShot X’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot and screencast tools worldwide held steady at 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ScreenPal’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot and screencast tools worldwide moved from 26.6% to 23.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 128K to 91.5K.

## How did search popularity change for screenshot and screencast tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, ScreenPal gained estimated Share of Search among screenshot and screencast tools worldwide, from 17.2% to 23.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for CleanShot X worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | CleanShot X estimated searches | CleanShot X Share of Search | CleanShot X rank | ScreenPal estimated searches | ScreenPal Share of Search | ScreenPal rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 | 128K | 26.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 | 129K | 26.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 3.2% | 5 | 121K | 26.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 3.2% | 5 | 147K | 26% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 3.1% | 5 | 104K | 21.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 2.9% | 5 | 135K | 21.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 5 | 139K | 23.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 3.5% | 5 | 111K | 21.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 3.2% | 5 | 79.7K | 17.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 3.3% | 5 | 76.2K | 17.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 3.7% | 5 | 91.5K | 23.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CleanShot X’s and ScreenPal’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **CleanShot X**: Measured on the search term “cleanshot”.
- **ScreenPal**: Measured on the search terms “screen pal”, “screencast o matic”, “screenpal”, “screenpal app”, “screenpal com”, “screenpal screen recorder” and “screenpal software”, summed into one figure.

- [CleanShot X profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cleanshot-x)
- [ScreenPal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/screenpal)
- [All screenshot and screencast tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/screenshot-and-screencast-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, CleanShot X or ScreenPal?

In August 2026, ScreenPal had more branded searches than CleanShot X among screenshot and screencast tools worldwide. ScreenPal was estimated to have 91.5K branded searches compared to CleanShot X’s 14.8K, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus CleanShot X’s 3.7%.

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